Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 12
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

JOANNA LEEDS

Joanna works with women, particularly those at risk of, or involved in prostitution in Leeds. Through practical and emotional support, befriending and mentoring we aim to enable these women to exit prostitution and sustain a new life.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£186£191£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£197£198£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£181£200£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£234£173£60n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£199£174£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£199£185£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£168£168£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£130£125£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£89£103£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£92£103£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£93£62£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£53£55£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£88£52£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

joannaproject.co.uk

hello@joannaproject.co.uk

07854857116

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leeds City,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£317,538
Lloyds Bank Foundation£75,000
The Pilgrim Trust£45,000
Ministry of Justice£35,280
Leeds Community Foundation£32,948
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£7,600
DCMS£7,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Joanna Leeds
£75,000 06/07/2023
36
Unrestricted grant over 3 years towards the core costs of Joanna Leeds
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Joanna Leeds The Joanna Project
£30,000 24/03/2022
The funding will help to develop a more informed and comprehensive 3-year strategic plan, with the need to consider our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion stance. We would like to undertake workshops with an outside consultant. This links to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Joanna Project Continued
£317,538 18/02/2022
The funding will continue to help and care for women who are involved in the sex trade. This funding will enable the organisation to further develop their ‘safe space’ accessible sanctuary (Joanna House) and improve their outreach work during ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Joanna Leeds The Joanna Project
£2,948 11/11/2021
Purchase & distribute practical items to support vulnerably housed women and those in poverty.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000 01/10/2021
24
Joanna Project
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Joanna Leeds
£7,600 01/07/2021
purchase of vehicle for a charity supporting women experience/ed sexual and domestic abuse in Leeds
Ministry of Justice - Women's Community Sector Funding
£35,280 20/01/2021
The womens community sector grants scheme offers £2.5 million in funding for core costs to promote greater financial stability throughout the sector.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,000 08/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Joanna Leeds
£45,000 26/11/2019
36
Project Director; Support for vulnerable women
Woodward Charitable Trust - Costs of running the evening outreach project
£1,000 02/04/2019
Towards the costs of running the evening outreach project.
DCMS - Joanna Project
£28,363 01/04/2019
Ensuring that the VAT received from sanitary products is used to support vulnerable and underrepresented women and girls.
Joseph Rank Trust - Joanna Project, Leeds
£45,000 01/02/2019
36
To fund the costs of an Outreach and Support Worker
DCMS - Joanna Project
£28,364 01/04/2018
Ensuring that the VAT received from sanitary products is used to support vulnerable and underrepresented women and girls.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Joanna Project
£229,573 24/03/2017
48
The project focuses on the needs of each woman through individual and group activities. They provide support to individuals looking at the root causes of their issues. Activities include a hot meal in a ‘family’ environment, gardening, ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Joanna Leeds
£61,200 10/03/2016
36
towards three years' salary of the Manager of a project that supports women in Leeds who have experienced sexual exploitation
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Joanna Leeds
£50,400 08/10/2014
The charity supports women who are trapped by addiction and involved in street prostitution. It provides practical support, pastoral care and advocacy support, linking in with key agencies with the focus of supporting them to exit prostitution.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards core costs of outreach charity helping women
£1,000 05/08/2013
Towards core costs of this outreach charity helping women exit a life of violence and prostitution in Leeds.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

  • ALICE REBECCA BRENCHER Appointed: 2024
  • ANGHARAD TURNER-FIELDER (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • DAVID ADAMS Appointed: 2024
  • HEATHER ANNE FRANCE Appointed: 2021
  • LANA NORTHEY Appointed: 2023
  • OLAMIDE OJO Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/10/2010, number: 1138640
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

1 Sydenham Street
Leeds
LS11 9RR

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ARE TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF VULNERABLE WOMEN, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE AT RISK OF OR INVOLVED IN PROSTITUTION IN LEEDS, OR SUCH OTHER LOCATIONS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED TO THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY

Defined Area of Benefit:

LEEDS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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